Rika was surprised to see a little girl, though it didn't show on her face. At the girl's sudden realization that she wasn't about to be attacked by demons, Rika glanced back at her allies—Kaida, the draconic fish girl, Natsumi with her flaming hair, Emi the nine-tailed fox, Kaeru the cat girl, Andrea the actual demon—and considered her own appearance, with her crimson, dead-doll eyes. Quickly correcting herself, her expression softened as she turned back to the girl. [color=orchid]"Not unless you're referring to these devilish good looks!"[/color] she exclaimed, smiling wide for the girl, to put her at ease. [color=orchid]"You're right, we're not demons. You're pretty smart—brave too—but we gotta get you to safety. I think your dad was looking for you. Big guy, blue-button shirt—sound familiar?"[/color] She extended her hand to the girl as she spoke. It couldn't possibly be a breach of orders to evacuate the girl just a few hundred feet back to the entrance. It was [i]right there,[/i] and the others couldn't possibly get that far ahead of her in the meantime. Yes, she decided that she'd be her escort.

	As she did, a sudden thought entered her mind, and a horrible feeling formed in her gut. Still, she held her invincible smile.